Squads – Warrender Baths Club

Performance

The club’s top squad is for serious, dedicated, and high achieving competitive swimmers only. Training is geared to delivering success at Scottish and British National Youth level and at Junior International level. The squad aims to develop school-aged swimmers into well rounded athletes who are ready to go forward and become senior international swimmers in the future.

The squad is coached by our Performance Coach Bruce Halloran and entry to the group is by invitation only for swimmers who have the attitude and commitment to fulfilling their potential at National level and beyond.

National Girls

Swimmers at this level are split into two squads by gender. The programme culminates in peak performances at major meets Scottish National Age Group Championships and the Scottish or British Summer Championships. Although gender specific, swimmers in National Girls will work closely with the National Boys squad, training alongside each other five times each week and allowing for mixed groups to train together as required.

National Boys

Swimmers at this level are split into two squads by gender. The programme culminates in peak performances at major meets Scottish National Age Group Championships and the Scottish or British Summer Championships. Although gender specific, swimmers in National Boys will work closely with the National Girls squad, training alongside each other five times each week and allowing for mixed groups to train together as required.

Youth Girls

The Youth Girls squad is primarily for swimmers who are showing particularly good aptitude for swimming, in combination with the right sort of attitude and high levels of commitment to the sport. This group has access to 4 evening and 2 early morning sessions plus 2 land sessions. A high attendance level is expected with at least one morning session a compulsory part of the programme. This squads provides a good transition for athletes as they progress from our development squads through to our National Squad programme.

Youth Boys

The Youth Boys squad is primarily for swimmers who are showing particularly good aptitude for swimming, in combination with the right sort of attitude and high levels of commitment to the sport. This group has access to 4 evening and 2 early morning sessions plus 2 land sessions. A high attendance level is expected with at least one morning session a compulsory part of the programme. This squads provides a good transition for athletes as they progress from our development squads through to our National Squad programme.

Wilkie Red

Wilkie Red offers increased training opportunities after completion of the Quin training programme. Swimmers further develop the stroke techniques and racing skills they will need to be successful in competition. They also begin to lay the foundations of future aerobic and speed development. This squad is named after Warrender’s most successful swimmer, David Wilkie.

Wilkie White

Wilkie White offers increased training opportunities after completion of the Quin training programme. Swimmers further develop the stroke techniques and racing skills they will need to be successful in competition. They also begin to lay the foundations of future aerobic and speed development. This squad is named after Warrender’s most successful swimmer, David Wilkie.

Quin Red

Swimmers move to Quin Red squad after completing the entry level programme in a Benson squad. The squad is named after Scott Quin, current World record holder and World Silver medallist, Paralympic record holder and Silver Paralympic medallist,and two times European Champion in SB14 100m Breaststroke.

Quin White

Swimmers move to Quin White squad after completing the entry level programme in a Benson squad. The squad is named after Scott Quin, current World record holder and World Silver medallist, Paralympic record holder and Silver Paralympic medallist, and two times European Champion in SB14 100m Breaststroke.

Benson Red

The Club’s Benson Red squad is an entry level squad, named after Olympian Craig Benson who represented Great Britian at London 2012 when he was part of the Club’s Elite Squad, coached by Laurel Bailey. Entry to Benson Red is by group assessment, held at various stages throughout the season.

Benson White

The Club’s Benson White squad is an entry level squad, named after Olympian Craig Benson who represented Great Britian at London 2012 when he was part of the Club’s Elite Squad, coached by Laurel Bailey. Entry to Benson White is by group assessment, held at various stages throughout the season.

Benson Blue

The Club’s Benson Blue squad is an entry level squad for the Club’s youngest swimmers. It is named after Olympian Craig Benson who represented Great Britian at London 2012 when he was part of the Club’s Elite Squad, coached by Laurel Bailey. Entry to Benson Blue is by group assessment, held at various stages throughout the season.

Junior Masters

Junior Masters is designed for swimmers who wish to continue to challenge and develop their swimming without a set minimum weekly attendance requirement or performance parameters. For those who wish to compete in a more relaxed and social way, we will be encouraging entry to appropriate competitions (probably 2-3 per year, including Club Championships). Competing will remain completely optional. Our aim for this squad is to deliver a level of swim training which suits the needs of the swimmers within the programme but which is targeted at continuing to develop the swimmers’ fitness and technique, encouraging them to enjoy the benefits of swimming without as much commitment as our main competitive pathway. The programme will also complement other aquatic disciplines such as Water Polo and Triathlon. Our objective is that swimmers will remain in this squad until they are around 17 years before moving on to our adult Masters programme, therefore retaining them within the sport for a longer period of time.

Masters

Masters is the section of Warrender Baths Club where adult swimmers can come to enjoy regular structured swimming sessions and we have more than 40 members. There are those wanting to get fit and improve their strokes, those who want to swim competitively and people who simply enjoy the social side. More details can be found on the Masters page.